Exercise 4 out of 5 Choose the correct verbs to complete the reporting sentences. Choose the correct option. Dave me he dreamt of visiting Russia one day. Tony whether all students had already handed in their essays. Julia the teacher she was late to class because of her dog. Nina to me she was really disappointed with getting a low mark.

**Solution:** To complete the reporting sentences, we need to choose the correct verbs that are used when reporting what others said. Let's analyze each sentence and choose the appropriate verb: 1. Dave __me__ he dreamt of visiting Russia one day. - Reported speech: Dave **told** me he dreamt of visiting Russia one day. 2. Tony __whether all students had already handed in their essays. - Reported speech: Tony **asked** whether all students had already handed in their essays. 3. Julia __the teacher she was late to class because of her dog. - Reported speech: Julia **told** the teacher she was late to class because of her dog. 4. Nina __to me she was really disappointed with getting a low mark. - Reported speech: Nina **said** to me she was really disappointed with getting a low mark. Therefore, the correct verbs to complete the reporting sentences are: 1. Dave **told** 2. Tony **asked** 3. Julia **told** 4. Nina **said** These verbs are commonly used when reporting what someone else said or asked in direct speech.